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|< 25% silt- and clay-sized particles combined; <br> < 10% clay-sized particles||Hydrometer
 
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|5 - 10 %||ASTM F1647, Standard test methods for organic matter content of athletic field rootzone mixes.
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|5 to 10% by dry weight||ASTM F1647, Standard test methods for organic matter content of athletic field rootzone mixes.
 
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|12 - 40 ppm||As measured by the 'Olsen' method for alkaline and calcareous soils (common in Ontario). Alternatives include 'Mehlich I or III', or 'Bray', better suited to acidic to slightly alkaline and non-calcareous soils. Results from these are not directly translatable.<ref>Sawyer JE, Mallarino AP. Differentiating and Understanding the Mehlich 3, Bray, and Olsen Soil Phosphorus Tests 1. http://www.agronext.iastate.edu/soilfertility/info/mnconf11_22_99.pdf. Accessed August 1, 2017.</ref>
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|12 to 40 ppm||As measured by the 'Olsen' method for alkaline and calcareous soils (common in Ontario). Alternatives include 'Mehlich I or III', or 'Bray', better suited to acidic to slightly alkaline and non-calcareous soils. Results from these are not directly translatable.<ref>Sawyer JE, Mallarino AP. Differentiating and Understanding the Mehlich 3, Bray, and Olsen Soil Phosphorus Tests 1. http://www.agronext.iastate.edu/soilfertility/info/mnconf11_22_99.pdf. Accessed August 1, 2017.</ref>
 
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![[Cationic exchange capacity(CEC)]]
 
![[Cationic exchange capacity(CEC)]]
|10 meq/100 g||ASTM D7503-10, Standard test methods for measuring the exchange complex and cation exchange capacity of inorganic fine grained soils.  
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|> 10 meq/100 g||ASTM D7503, Standard test methods for measuring the exchange complex and cation exchange capacity of inorganic fine grained soils.  
 
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|> 25 mm/hr <br> < 250 mm/hr||Falling head or constant head KSAT
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|> 25 mm/h <br> < 250 mm/h||Falling head or constant head KSAT
 
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===Wood derivatives===
 
===Wood derivatives===
The 2017 guidance from New Hampshire specifically rules against the inclusion of compost in their bioretention media.<ref>UNHSC Bioretention Soil Specification. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.unh.edu/unhsc/sites/default/files/media/unhsc_bsm_spec_2-28-17_0.pdf</ref> Instead they recommend sphagnum peat or ''"Shredded wood, wood chips, ground bark, or wood waste; of uniform texture and free of stones, sticks"''. The use of wood chip has been common in New Hampshire for some time, in this 2006 thesis 20 % wood chips (not characterized) were incorporated into all of the test cases to match current practices at the time. <ref>Stone, R. M. (2013). Evaluation and Optimization of Bioretention Design for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved from https://www.unh.edu/unhsc/sites/unh.edu.unhsc/files/STONE THESIS FINAL.pdf</ref>
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The 2017 guidance from New Hampshire specifically rules against the inclusion of compost in their bioretention media.<ref>UNHSC Bioretention Soil Specification. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.unh.edu/unhsc/sites/default/files/media/unhsc_bsm_spec_2-28-17_0.pdf</ref> Instead they recommend sphagnum peat or ''"Shredded wood, wood chips, ground bark, or wood waste; of uniform texture and free of stones, sticks"''. The use of wood chip has been common in New Hampshire for some time, in this 2006 thesis 20% wood chips (not characterized) were incorporated into all of the test cases to match current practices at the time. <ref>Stone, R. M. (2013). Evaluation and Optimization of Bioretention Design for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved from https://www.unh.edu/unhsc/sites/unh.edu.unhsc/files/STONE THESIS FINAL.pdf</ref>
    
Shredded paper has been tested as an additional source of carbon and as an electron-donor to promote denitrification in a number of successful laboratory and field studies.  
 
Shredded paper has been tested as an additional source of carbon and as an electron-donor to promote denitrification in a number of successful laboratory and field studies.  
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==Additives==
 
==Additives==
Typically these components would make up 5- 10 % by volume of the filter media mixture.  
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Typically these components would make up 5- 10% by volume of the filter media mixture.  
    
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{{:Additives}}
 
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